New Jersey permit test: school buses & emergency vehicles
Stopping for school buses, yielding to emergency vehicles and move-over laws. 7 questions.
A school bus ahead on a two-lane road has stopped with red lights flashing. How far back must you stop in New Jersey?
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A school bus ahead on a two-lane road has stopped with red lights flashing. How far back must you stop in New Jersey?
- A At least 10 feet
- B At least 15 feet
- C At least 25 feet
- D At least 50 feet
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C. At least 25 feet
New Jersey requires you to stop at least 25 feet from a school bus with flashing red lights, whether you are behind it or approaching it. Go only after the signals are off, and watch for children.
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You are on a divided highway, on the far side of a raised median from a school bus that has stopped with red lights flashing. What must you do?
- A Stop at least 25 feet away
- B Slow to 10 mph
- C Continue at the posted speed
- D Slow to 25 mph
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B. Slow to 10 mph
On a dual-lane highway, drivers on the other side of a safety island or raised median should slow to 10 mph past a stopped school bus. On other roads, everyone must stop 25 feet away.
A school bus has stopped directly in front of a school to load children. How may you pass it in New Jersey?
- A Only from behind, at no more than 25 mph
- B From either direction at no more than 10 mph
- C You may never pass a stopped school bus
- D At the posted school-zone speed
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B. From either direction at no more than 10 mph
If a school bus is stopped directly in front of a school to load or unload, you may pass from either direction at a speed of no more than 10 mph. Watch carefully for children.
On a two-lane street, you come up to an ice cream truck that is stopped with red lights flashing and its stop arm out. What must you do in New Jersey?
- A Slow to 25 mph and pass without stopping
- B Stop and wait until the truck drives away
- C Pass at normal speed if no children are visible near the truck or curb
- D Stop, then pass at no more than 15 mph while watching for children
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D. Stop, then pass at no more than 15 mph while watching for children
When a frozen dessert truck shows flashing red lights and a stop arm, yield to people crossing to or from the truck, stop, and then pass at no more than 15 mph. Improper passing costs 4 points.